9. There ______ many people in the supermarket in the evening. It ______ almost empty.

Explanation:

This task requires filling in the blanks with the correct past tense of the verb 'to be'. 'Many people' is plural, so we use 'were'. 'It' is singular, so we use 'was'.

Answers:

1. There were many people in the supermarket in the evening. It was almost empty.